JP2005192047A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller dispensing with maintenance of a power source even in the case of performing remote operation of a lavatory system. <P>SOLUTION: The remote controller is constituted so that a substrate 60 for the power source is provided with an AC/DC conversion circuit equipped with a voltage transformation circuit, a rectification circuit and a stabilization circuit, etc., and DC power supply voltages, for example, of 9V and 5V are generated from AC power supply voltage to be fed from a commercial AC power supply and they are supplied to a substrate 40 for control. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote controller for remotely operating a toilet apparatus having a user cleaning function and / or a toilet bowl cleaning function.

  A toilet apparatus having a function of washing a user's anus seated on a toilet seat with water has been put into practical use. Such a toilet device is configured to be able to control operations such as start / stop and water flow by wireless remote operation in order to improve convenience, and such remote operation is performed by a remote controller (hereinafter also referred to as a remote controller). (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  That is, the remote control includes a rectangular shell-shaped casing having a relatively small thickness, and a start button, a stop button, a water button, and the like are arranged on the front of the casing. Inside the housing is a light emitting element that emits infrared light, a controller that controls light emission by the light emitting element to output a corresponding command when each button is turned on, and a power supply to the controller and the light emitting element A battery is provided. In addition, a hole is formed in a portion of the housing facing the light emitting element, and an infrared light transmissive cover member is fitted around the hole. On the other hand, a screw hole is formed on the rear surface of the housing, and the housing is fixed to the wall surface of the toilet room by a screw inserted through the screw hole.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2002-167841 (FIG. 1)

  However, since such a conventional remote control has a built-in battery as a power source, the battery has to be periodically replaced, and there is a problem that maintenance of the remote control is complicated. In particular, in a hotel, it is necessary to separately maintain remote controllers disposed in each of a plurality of guest rooms. However, since the degree of consumption of a built-in battery differs for each remote controller, maintenance is further complicated.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, Comprising: Even when it is a case where a toilet apparatus is operated remotely, the remote controller which can make the maintenance of a power supply unnecessary is provided.

  The present invention according to claim 1 has a function of cleaning a user and / or a function of cleaning a toilet, and a transmission means for transmitting an activation signal to a toilet device activated by the given activation signal, In a remote controller comprising a control means for controlling transmission of an activation signal by a transmission means and a switch for designating a function to be activated of a toilet device, a power supply terminal for connecting an external AC power supply line, and a voltage applied to the power supply terminal Conversion means for converting an AC voltage into one or a plurality of DC voltages, and the transmission means and the control means are driven by the DC voltage output from the conversion means.

  The present invention according to claim 2 further includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of model codes determined for each model of the toilet device and a plurality of function codes defined for a plurality of functions, wherein the control unit includes: When the switch is turned on, the function code and each model code of the function designated by the switch are read from the storage means, and the activation signal including the read function code and one read model code is sent to the transmission means. Then, the transmission means transmits an activation signal including the read function code and the read other model code to the transmission means.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the conversion means is mounted on a first substrate, the control means is mounted on a second substrate, and the first substrate and the second substrate are stacked at an appropriate distance. It is characterized by being.

  The present invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the first substrate is disposed between two flame retardant walls provided at an appropriate distance.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing that houses the transmission means and the control means, and the transmission means includes a plurality of infrared light emitting elements, and emits infrared light laterally on both sides of the housing. And an infrared light emitting element that emits infrared light upward.

  The present invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the transmission means further comprises a start signal output terminal for connecting an external signal line for transmitting a start signal.

  In this invention of Claim 1, it has the function which wash | cleans a user, and / or the function which wash | cleans a toilet bowl, The transmission means which transmits an activation signal to the toilet apparatus which the said function starts with the given activation signal, and this In a remote controller comprising a control means for controlling transmission of an activation signal by a transmission means and a switch for designating a function to be activated of a toilet device, a power supply terminal for connecting an external AC power supply line, and a voltage applied to the power supply terminal Conversion means for converting an AC voltage into one or multiple values of DC voltage, and the transmission means and the control means are driven by the DC voltage output from the conversion means, so that maintenance of the power supply is not required Even if a remote controller is placed in each of multiple guest rooms, it is necessary to maintain each remote controller. It is possible to reduce as much as possible.

  In the present invention described in claim 2, the conversion means is mounted on the first substrate, the control means is mounted on the second substrate, and the first substrate and the second substrate are stacked with an appropriate distance therebetween. Therefore, the size of the remote controller can be reduced. Therefore, the installation space of the remote controller can be reduced, and the design uniformity in the installation target area can be achieved.

  In the third aspect of the present invention, since the first substrate on which the conversion means is mounted is disposed between two flame-retardant walls provided at an appropriate distance, the conversion means is overheated. Even if it exists, combustion of the remote controller is prevented and safety is high.

  In this invention of Claim 4, it further has the memory | storage means in which the some function code defined according to the some model code determined according to the model of a toilet apparatus and the some function was memorize | stored, The control means is the said When a switch is turned on, the function code and each model code of the function designated by the switch are read from the storage unit, and the activation signal including the read function code and one read model code is transmitted to the transmission unit. Next, since the activation signal including the read function code and the read other model code is transmitted to the transmission means, one remote controller can correspond to the existing multiple types of toilet devices. it can. Therefore, the remote controller according to the present invention can be installed regardless of the toilet device model.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a casing that houses the transmission means and the control means, the transmission means includes a plurality of infrared light emitting elements, and infrared light emission that emits infrared light laterally on both sides of the casing. Since the element and the infrared light emitting element that emits infrared light upward are arranged, respectively, when it is arranged on either the left or right side of the toilet device, when the toilet device is installed in a wide bathroom, Even when there is a portion where the reflectance of infrared light is low, the toilet device can be reliably remotely operated wirelessly.

  In the present invention described in claim 6, since the transmission means further includes an activation signal output terminal for connecting an external signal line for transmitting the activation signal, it is possible to use a single remote controller regardless of whether it is wireless or wired. It can correspond to the toilet equipment.

  The remote controller according to the present invention remotely controls a toilet device having a function of cleaning a user, a function of cleaning a toilet, or a function of cleaning a user and a function of cleaning the toilet. The function is activated by a given activation signal. The remote controller is provided with a power supply terminal for connecting an external AC power supply line, and an AC voltage applied to the power supply terminal is converted into one or a plurality of values by conversion means including a transformer circuit, a rectifier circuit, a stabilization circuit, and the like. Convert to DC voltage. The remote controller includes a transmission unit that transmits an activation signal to the toilet device, a control unit that controls transmission of the activation signal by the transmission unit, and a switch that specifies a function to be activated by the toilet device. The means and the control means are driven by the DC voltage output from the conversion means described above.

  The conversion means described above is mounted on the first substrate, the control means is mounted on the second substrate, and the first substrate and the second substrate are stacked with an appropriate distance therebetween. Thereby, the remote controller can be made compact.

  This 1st board | substrate is arrange | positioned between the two flame-retardant walls provided suitably spaced apart. Such a wall may be a plate-like member, or may be a portion facing the first substrate of a housing that houses both substrates.

  On the other hand, the present invention further includes storage means for storing a plurality of model codes determined for each type of toilet device and a plurality of function codes defined for a plurality of functions. Then, when the switch is turned on, the control means reads the function code and each model code of the function designated by the switch from the storage means, and reads the activation signal including the read function code and one read model code. The transmission means is made to transmit, and then an activation signal including the read function code and the read other model code is sent to the transmission means. This may be such that an activation signal including one model code is transmitted a plurality of times, and subsequently an activation signal including another model code may be transmitted a plurality of times, or alternatively, a plurality of activation signals may be transmitted alternately. .

  The present invention also includes a housing that houses the transmission means and the control means, and the transmission means includes a plurality of infrared light emitting elements. An infrared light emitting element that emits infrared light in the lateral direction and an infrared light emitting element that emits infrared light in the upward direction are disposed on both sides of the housing.

  Furthermore, the transmission means described above is provided with an activation signal output terminal for connecting an external signal line for transmitting an activation signal.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a front view of a remote controller according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view showing an installation example of the remote controller shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a remote view shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a controller. As shown in FIG. 2, a remote controller 1 (hereinafter also referred to as a remote controller) 1 according to the present embodiment is attached so that the rear side portion is embedded in a wall in the vicinity of a toilet 300 including a toilet device. This toilet device has a function of washing the anus of the user seated on the toilet seat when receiving an activation command, and a function of washing the inside of the toilet when receiving the activation command. As shown, the remote controller 1 can input commands for washing the buttocks / bidet, stopping washing, increasing / decreasing the water flow during washing, and flushing the toilet in order to remotely operate the toilet device.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the remote control 1 has the same width dimension (165 mm) as the width dimension of the paper holder 400. For example, the remote control 1 is arranged in a row with the paper holder 400 above the paper holder 400, thereby It is designed to give a sense of geometric unity.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the remote controller 1 incorporates a light emitting element that emits infrared light, a control board that controls light emission of the light emitting element, and the like. The front cover 2 is detachably attached to the front surface, and by using the appropriate material and attaching the front cover 2 with the appropriate design to the main body 3, for example, the uniformity with the interior of the room where the remote control is installed can be achieved. Can be planned.

  FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the front cover 2 shown in FIG. 3, in which 20 is a resin cover body. The cover main body 20 is provided with engaging portions 24 and 24 for engaging the upper and lower long side edges of the horizontally long rectangular plate member with the main body 3 shown in FIG. The cover body 20 is provided with a plurality of openings 21, 21,... For inserting a plurality of key tops, which will be described later, and a plurality of first light passage holes 22, 22,.

  The lower engagement portion 24 has, for example, two screw holes, and hexagon socket bolts 15 and 15 through which both screw holes are inserted are attached to the main body 3 (see FIG. 3). The front cover 2 is fixed to the main body 3 by being inserted. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the user from easily removing the front cover 2, which is suitable when installed in a hotel or the like.

  A plate-like name plate 19 having the same outer dimensions as the front surface is attached to the front surface of the cover body 20. In the portion of the name plate 19 facing the openings 21, 21, ... and the first light passage holes 22, 22, ... in the cover body 20, each opening 21, 21, ... and the first light passage holes 22, 22, ... Openings and light-transmitting holes having the same dimensions as each other are opened, and on the front surface of the name plate 19, in the vicinity of each opening, characters, Braille, etc. are displayed to explain the function of each switch described later. .

  On the rear surface of the cover body 20, a key top set 18 in which a plurality of first key tops 17, 17,... The first key top set 18 is disposed between the cover body 20 and a cover frame 16 made of a metal plate screwed to the cover body 20. It is pinched and fixed. In the cover frame 16, a plurality of openings and light passage holes are formed corresponding to the openings 21, 21,... And the first light passage holes 22, 22,. The warpage of the cover body 20 is corrected to keep the front cover 2 flat, and the entry of the first key tops 17, 17,... Provided in the first key top set 18 is limited to a predetermined size. . As a result, the stroke length of each of the first key tops 17, 17,... Is defined, and each switch, which will be described later, disposed opposite to each of the first key tops 17, 17,. Is prevented.

  FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the main body 3 shown in FIG. 3. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 70 denotes an upright box-like rear case provided with a front opening 71 that is slightly smaller than the front cover 2 described above. Reference numeral 30 denotes a front case that is fused and fixed to the rear case 70 in a watertight state so as to block the front opening 71. The rear case 70 made of a flame retardant resin includes a substantially rectangular concave storage portion 77 that faces the front opening 71. The periphery of the front opening 71 of the rear case 70 is a plate frame-like flange portion 73, and the width dimension of both side portions of the flange portion 73 is larger than the width dimension of the upper and lower portions of the flange portion 73.

  In the vicinity of the upper edge of both side portions of the flange portion 73, screw holes 76, 76 for fixing the main body 3 at the installation position are provided. Further, a semi-cylindrical convex portion 74 is provided at an appropriate position of the bottom 77a of the storage portion 77, and a screw hole 76 for fixing the main body 3 at the installation position is formed on the front surface of the convex portion 74. It is. On the other hand, a pull-in hole 75 for pulling in a power supply line is formed in a bottom portion 77 a of the storage portion 77 at an appropriate position different from the convex portion 74.

  The front case 30 has substantially the same height as the depth of the engaging portion 24 of the cover main body 20 (see FIG. 4) on both sides of the front case main body 31 having the same dimensions as the front cover 2 described above. In addition, light transmissive case portions 35 and 35 formed by molding an infrared transmissive resin in a vertically long box shape having a rear opening are provided integrally with the front case body 31. As a result, the waterproofness of the front case 30 is improved. Cutouts 34, 34, 34 are provided at the upper and lower edges of the front case body 31 and facing the above-described screw holes 76, 76, 76, respectively. In addition, rib-shaped receiving portions 31a and 31a with which the engaging portions 24 and 24 of the cover main body 20 are engaged protrude from the upper and lower edge portions of the front case body 31, and the receiving portion 31a on the lower edge side. Has a screw hole for screwing the front cover 2.

  In the portion of the front case body 31 facing the first key tops 17, 17,... (See FIG. 3) of the key top set 18 described above, a size slightly smaller than the first key tops 17, 17,. The second key tops 32, 32,... Are provided so as to be able to advance and retreat, and the second light passage holes 36 are formed at portions of the cover body 20 that face the first light passage holes 22, 22,. , 36, ... are established.

  On the other hand, a pedestal portion 33 in which a plurality of annular groove portions are arranged concentrically is provided at a position near one side different from the second key tops 32, 32,... Of the front case body 31. A through hole is opened at the center. As will be described later, a circular roof-shaped third key top 38 is attached to the front case body 31 through the through hole so as to be able to advance and retreat.

  .. Are formed on the front surface of the front case body 31 to cover the second key tops 32, 32,... And the second light passage holes 36, 36,. A waterproof and flexible surface sheet 37 is adhered in a watertight state, so that the periphery of the second key tops 32, 32,... And the second light passage holes 36, 36,. Prevents ingress of water.

  By the way, the control board (second board) 40 and the power supply board (first board) 60 are stacked in this order from the front opening 71 side of the rear case 70 in the rear case 70 described above. A flame-retardant insulating cover 50 is interposed between the circuit board 40 and the power supply board 60. The first tact switches 43, 43,... Are mounted on the control board 40 facing the second key tops 32, 32,. Is given to a CPU which will be described later. In the present embodiment, the first tact switch 43 for starting the washing of the buttocks, the first tact switch 43 for starting the bidet, the first tact switch 43 for stopping the washing of the buttocks and the bidet, the buttocks A first tact switch 43 for increasing the water washing and bidet water flow and a first tact switch 43 for reducing the water washing of the buttocks and the bidet water flow are provided.

  In addition, light emitting elements 45, 45,... Such as LEDs are mounted on portions of the control board 40 that face the second light transmission holes 36, 36,. The light emitting element 45 at the corresponding position emits light.

  On the other hand, the portion of the control board 40 facing the third key top 38 is made one step lower than the other portions, and the second tact switch 44 is mounted at the center of the portion. An annular spacer 47 is attached around the second tact switch 44 of the control board 40. Between the spacer 47 and the pedestal portion 33 of the front case 30 described above, silicon rubber is seen in a side sectional view. A seal member 46 that is formed in a substantially convex shape and blocks the opening of the spacer 47 in a watertight state is interposed.

  6 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a first key top portion of the remote control shown in FIG. In the figure, portions corresponding to the portions shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 6, the first tact switches 43, 43,... Mounted on the control board 40 built in the main body 3 are second key tops 32, 32 that are supported by the front case 30 so as to freely advance and retract. ,..., And the periphery of the second key tops 32, 32,... Is covered with the waterproof and flexible surface sheet 37 in a watertight manner as described above. The front key cover 2 attached to the front case 30 has first key tops 17, 17,... Supported by the cover body 20 so as to be able to advance and retreat, facing the second key tops 32, 32,. When one of the first key tops 17 is retracted by the applied pressing force, the second key top 32 is retracted by the first key top 17 through the facing surface sheet 37, and the corresponding first tact switch 43 is moved. Turned on. At this time, since the periphery of the second key tops 32, 32,... Is covered with a waterproof flexible surface sheet 37 in a watertight state, water from the periphery of the second key tops 32, 32,. Intrusion is prevented.

  FIG. 7 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view of the third key top portion of the remote control shown in FIG. In the figure, parts corresponding to those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 7, the periphery of the second tact switch 44 on the control board 40 built in the main body 3 is covered with an annular spacer 47 and a seal member 46 that blocks the opening of the spacer 47. . The seal member 46 has an annular flange portion 46b erected on the opening edge portion of the bottomed upright cylindrical cap portion 46a, and the second tact switch 44 is housed inside the cap portion 46a. An annular guide portion 46d is provided concentrically with the cap portion 46a at a portion facing the pedestal portion 33 of the cap portion 46a, and a diameter of a through hole formed in the pedestal portion 33 in the guide portion 46d. The head of the fixing pin 39 having a larger diameter is inserted. The leg portion of the fixing pin 39 passes through the through hole and protrudes to the front side of the front case 30, and the third key top 38 is fixed to the protruding portion of the leg portion of the fixing pin 39. In addition, an annular dip portion 46c projects from a portion of the flange portion 46b of the seal member 46 that faces the pedestal portion 33, and the dip portion 46c is in a groove portion 33a provided in the pedestal portion 33. It is fitted. The flange portion 46 b of the seal member 46 is sandwiched between the spacer 47 and the pedestal portion 33 in a watertight state, thereby preventing water flowing from the through hole of the pedestal portion 33 from entering the control substrate 40. Is done.

  When the third key top 38 and the fixing pin 39 are retracted by the pressing force applied by the user, the cap portion 46a of the seal member 46 is deformed and contracted by the fixing pin 39 in contact therewith, and the second tact switch 44 is turned on. Is done. At this time, since the dip portion 46c of the seal member 46 is fitted into the groove portion 33a of the pedestal portion 33, the watertight state is maintained even when the cap portion 46a is deformed and contracted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the stroke length of the third key top 38 is defined by the depth of the annular groove provided in the pedestal 33, so that an excessive pressing force is applied to the third key top 38. Even if it is added, the second tact switch 44 is prevented from being damaged.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, lead wires extend from the vicinity of the upper edges of both sides of the control board 40, and a first signal that emits infrared light as an activation command is provided at the ends of both lead wires. The light emitting elements 41 and 41 are connected so as to emit light upward from the main body 3. Further, other lead wires extend from both sides of the control board 40 and below the first signal light emitting elements 41, 41, and a start command is given to the tip of each lead wire. Two pairs of second signal light emitting elements 42, 42, 42, 42 that emit infrared light are connected in a posture to emit in the lateral direction away from the main body 3. The first signal light-emitting elements 41 and 41 and the second signal light-emitting elements 42, 42, 42, and 42 are provided in the light transmissive case portions 35 and 35 provided on both sides of the front case 30 described above. It is like that.

  In this way, since the infrared light signals are emitted upward and laterally from the light transmissive case portions 35, 35 provided on both sides of the front case 30, respectively, a toilet and a toilet device are provided in a wide bathroom. In the case where it is provided side by side, the toilet apparatus can be reliably remotely controlled wirelessly even if there is a part where the reflectance of infrared light is low.

  On the other hand, the power supply substrate 60 is provided with an AC / DC conversion circuit including a transformer circuit, a rectifier circuit, a stabilization circuit, and the like, as will be described later, from an AC power supply voltage fed from a commercial AC power supply, For example, DC power supply voltages of 9 V and 5 V are generated and supplied to the control board 40. As described above, since the remote control according to the present invention uses a commercial AC power supply, maintenance of the power supply is unnecessary, and even when a remote control is arranged in each of a plurality of guest rooms, it is necessary for maintenance of the remote control. Time and effort can be reduced as much as possible.

  On the other hand, between the power supply substrate 60 and the control substrate 40, an insulating cover 50 molded in substantially the same shape as the power supply substrate 60 using a flame-retardant material is interposed. Therefore, since the power supply substrate 60 mounted in the inner portion of the storage portion 77 of the rear case 70 is covered with the flame retardant insulating cover 50, the power supply substrate 60 is overheated. Even if it is a case, it is prevented that the main body 3 flames up and safety is high.

  Moreover, since the control board 40 and the power supply board 60 are stacked in this manner, the remote controller can be made compact. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the lateral dimension of the remote controller 1 can be made substantially the same as the lateral dimension of the toilet paper holder 400, and the area required for disposing the remote controller 1 can be reduced. Also, the design of the arrangement area of the remote controller 1 can be improved.

    As shown in FIG. 5, an annular seal packing 98 molded using a foamed resin material having elasticity is attached to the rear peripheral portion of the rear case 70, and the rear case 70 and the remote controller are bonded by the seal packing 98. The gap between the wall and the wall for disposing the door is closed. In addition, an annular rib for fusion is projected from the front peripheral edge of the rear case 70, and the power supply substrate 60, the insulating cover 50, and the control substrate 40 are placed in this order in the storage portion 77 of the rear case 70. After the storage, the front case 30 is brought into contact with the flange portion 73 of the rear case 70, ultrasonic waves are applied to melt the annular rib, and the front case 30 and the rear case 70 are fused in a watertight state. As described above, the top sheet 37 is attached to the front case body 31 so as to cover the second key tops 32, 32,... And the second light transmission holes 36, 36,.

  The main body 3 is embedded and fixed to a wall near the toilet by bolts through which screw holes 76, 76, 76 provided in the rear case 70 are inserted. As shown in FIG. 8, rubber tongue-shaped packings 85 and 85 (85) are fitted in the notches 34 and 34 (34) of the front case 30, respectively. Water is prevented from entering the rear side of the rear case 70 via each bolt.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, on the rear surface of the rear case 70, a terminal block 90 for connecting a commercial power line is disposed at the lower portion thereof, and a power cord 91 extended from the upper portion of the terminal block 90. , 91 are connected to the power supply substrate 60 through the inside of the lead-in hole 75 opened in the rear case 70. The terminal block 90 is entirely covered with a bottom-open box-shaped terminal block cover 95 that is externally fitted to the terminal block 90. The terminal block 90 and the terminal block cover 95 are screwed to the rear case 70 with fixing screws. It is. The terminal block cover 95 provides a dustproof / waterproof effect for the terminal block 90. Further, a blocking piece 96 for blocking the above-described lead-in hole 75 (see FIG. 5) extends from one lower edge of the terminal block cover 95 so as to be substantially orthogonal to one side of the terminal block cover 95. In addition, entry of dust / water from the drawing hole 75 into the rear case 70 is prevented.

  FIG. 9 is a partially exploded perspective view of the main body 3 shown in FIG. In the figure, parts corresponding to the parts shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, an attachment region 78 for attaching the terminal block 90 is provided on the rear surface of the rear case 70 on one side of the storage portion 77, and the terminal block 90 is provided above the attachment region 78. In order to prevent water droplets from falling on the terminal block cover 95, a strip-shaped water-proof roof portion 79 having a width larger than the thickness of the terminal block cover 95 communicates with one end of the storage portion 77. The other end is extended from the rear surface of the rear case 70 so that the height position becomes lower as the distance from the storage portion 77 increases. On the side edge of the water-proof roof 79 opposite to the rear case 70, ribs project over substantially the entire area of the side edges. Water drops on the roof 79 are prevented from falling from the side edges.

  FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the power supply substrate 60 and the control substrate 40 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, an AC / DC conversion circuit 61 including a transformer circuit, a rectifier circuit, a stabilization circuit, and the like is mounted on the power supply substrate 60. A commercial AC voltage is applied to the input terminal of the AC / DC conversion circuit 61 via the terminal block 90 as described above, and the AC / DC conversion circuit 61 receives the AC voltage applied to the input terminal. Is converted into one or a plurality of DC voltage values and output from the output terminal to the control board 40. In this embodiment, the AC / DC conversion circuit 61 is provided with two output terminals so that a DC voltage of 5V is output from one output terminal and a DC voltage of 9V is output from the other output terminal. is there.

  The control board 40 is equipped with a CPU 51 for controlling the operation of the remote controller so that both a wireless-compatible toilet device and a wired-compatible toilet device can be remotely operated. The CPU 51 is supplied with an on signal from the first tact switch 43, 43,... And the second tact switch 44, and when the CPU 51 is supplied with the on signal, the CPU 51 receives the first tact switch 43, 43. ,..., And the second tact switch 44, and the first tact switch 43, 43 that increases / decreases the water flow, stores the increase / decrease information in the internal memory and emits light. The light emitting elements 45 are turned off, and the light emitting elements 45 at corresponding positions among the light emitting elements 45, 45,.

  In addition, the control board 40 has a light emission control unit 53 that controls light emission of the first signal light emitting elements 41 and 41 and the second signal light emitting elements 42, 42, 42, and 42, and a wired toilet device. A first wired communication unit 54 for outputting a toilet flushing start command, and a second wired communication unit 55 for outputting commands such as user water washing and water flow increase / decrease to a wired toilet device; Multiple codes that correspond to multiple types of toilet equipment, such as toilet flushing commands, user water washing commands, and water flow increase / decrease commands, and initial values such as hot water temperature, toilet seat temperature, and water flow A ROM 52 in which is previously registered is mounted. The first signal light emitting elements 41, 41 and the second signal light emitting elements 42, 42, 42, 42 are supplied with a DC voltage of 9V from the AC / DC conversion circuit 61, and the CPU 51 is supplied with AC / DC. A DC voltage of 5 V is applied from the conversion circuit 61, respectively.

  When the CPU 51 is given an ON signal from the second tact switch 44 for inputting water washing of the toilet bowl, the first signal light emitting elements 41, 41 and the second signal light emitting elements 42, 42, 42 are sent to the light emission control unit 53. , 42 is caused to emit light and a toilet cleaning command code is transmitted, and a toilet cleaning command code is transmitted from the first wired communication unit 54. At this time, the toilet cleaning instruction code is transmitted with a plurality of model codes, and is executed a plurality of times for each model code. As a result, regardless of wireless or wired, a single remote controller can be used for a plurality of types of existing toilet devices.

  Further, the CPU 51 has a first tact switch 43 for starting water washing of the buttocks, a first tact switch 43 for starting bidet, a first tact switch 43 for stopping water washing and bidet of the buttocks, and a buttocks. When an ON signal is given from the first tact switch 43 for increasing the water washing and bidet water flow and the first tact switch 43 for decreasing the buttocks water washing and bidet water flow, the ROM 52 performs the required operation. The code is read, the first light emitting element 41, 41 and the second signal light emitting element 42, 42, 42, 42 are caused to emit light by the light emission control unit 53, and the code of the read command is transmitted. The code of the corresponding command is transmitted from the communication unit 54.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a format example of a command transmitted from the remote controller according to the present invention, in which (a) shows the overall format configuration, and (b) shows one format. The detail of a part structure is shown. As shown in FIG. 11 (a), the format is 39 bits as one frame, the custom code part is assigned from the 1st bit to the 15th bit, and the data code part is assigned from the 16th bit to the 23rd bit. The switch code part is assigned from the 24th bit to the 29th bit.

  In this custom code portion, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), a type code indicating the model of the toilet device is assigned to the first 5 bits, and a custom code is assigned to the next 4 bits. The bit is assigned “0”, and the exclusive theoretical sum is assigned to the last 5 bits.

  For example, the CPU 51 transmits three frames of a command with a “large” data code and a “flow” switch code to a custom code appropriately converted into a model code of a model, and then becomes a type code of another model. The custom code is transmitted with a total of 11 frames including 8 frames of a command with a “large” data code and a “flow” switch code.

  Next, attachment of the remote controller as described above will be described.

  12 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the remote controller according to the present invention is attached to the wall of the unit bus, and FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a method of attaching the remote controller shown in FIG. In both figures, parts corresponding to those shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 are designated by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, in order to attach the remote controller 1 to the unit bus wall 200, a rectangular attachment with an inner diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the main body 3 of the remote controller 1 is provided at an appropriate position on the unit bus wall 200. The opening 203 is opened, and the timepiece-shaped reinforcing members 212 and 212 are fixed to the back surface of the unit bath wall 200 and outside the both sides of the mounting opening 203. The mounting plate 211 of the mounting tool 210 is fixed to the reinforcing members 212 and 212 using strip-shaped fixing plates 213 and 213 as follows.

  The mounting plate 211 has a rectangular frame shape having an outer diameter that is substantially the same as the inner diameter of the mounting opening 203, and is a screw hole in a convex portion provided at appropriate positions on the upper two corners and the lower inner edge of the mounting plate 211. Further, adjuster bolts 215, 215, and 215 are attached. Then, the fixing plates 213 and 213 are screwed to the reinforcing members 212 and 212, respectively, and the fixing plates 213 and 213 corresponding to both sides of the mounting plate 211 are fixed by bolts and nuts.

  Thus, the adjuster bolts 215, 215, and 215 are attached to the mounting plate 211 fixed to the back surface of the unit bus wall 200 so that the adjuster bolts 215, 215, and 215 are positioned in the mounting opening 203 and slightly protrude from the surface of the unit bus wall 200. Make it wear. On the other hand, the commercial AC power line 100 is taken out from the upper part of the mounting opening 203, a hairpin protruding downward is formed, and the power line 100 is connected to the terminal block 90 of the main body 3 of the remote controller 1 from below. Then, the housing portion 77 of the main body 3 of the remote controller 1 is inserted into the mounting opening 203, and the tips of the adjuster bolts 215, 215, 215 are inserted into the screw holes 76, 76, 76 of the main body 3, respectively. Tighten.

  After fixing the main body 3 in this way, as shown in FIG. 8, the adjuster bolts 215, 215, 215 and the screw holes 76, 76, 76 are covered in a watertight state by packing, and the front cover 2 is externally fitted to the main body 3. Then, the front cover 2 is screwed to the main body 3, and then the gap between the periphery of the rear surface of the main body 3 and the unit bath wall 200 is caulked with a caulking agent.

  Since such a remote control 1 is driven by a commercial power supply, maintenance of the power supply is not necessary, and even when the remote control 1 is arranged in each of a plurality of guest rooms, troubles required for maintenance of the remote control 1 are possible. As much as possible. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the remote controller 1 can be embedded in the unit bus wall 200, and the design of the area where the remote controller 1 is disposed is improved. Further, since the storage portion 77 is embedded in the wall 200, the thickness of the exposed portion of the remote control 1 to the outside of the wall is approximately 10 mm, which is less than half that of a conventional remote control that is not embedded in the wall, and the design is improved. Further, since caulking is performed between the remote controller 1 and the wall 200, it is possible to prevent the remote controller 1 from being stolen.

  On the other hand, when the remote controller 1 is attached to the unit bath wall 200, water splashed from the attached shower may adhere to the front surface of the remote controller 1, but water intrusion into the interior from the front surface of the main body 3 is shown in FIG. The surface sheet 37 and the seal member 46 shown in FIG. 6 prevent the water from entering the rear surface of the main body 3 from the adjuster bolts 215, 215, and 215 by the packing 85 shown in FIG. Intrusion of water from the gap between the unit bath wall 200 and the rear side of the main body 3 is prevented by the caulking agent, so that the remote controller 1 is not damaged by such flying water.

  On the other hand, although condensation may occur on the back side of the unit bath wall 200, the water droplets generated on the rear side of the main body 3 are connected to the terminal by the wetting roof 79 and the terminal block cover 95 as shown in FIG. Inflow into the table 90 is prevented. In addition, since the power supply line 100 is connected to the start end side of the terminal block 90, water droplets generated on the surface of the power supply line 100 are prevented from flowing into the terminal block 90 through the power supply line 100. In addition, since the power supply line 90 is connected to the terminal block 90 by forming a hairpin that protrudes downward as described above, the water droplets transmitted through the power supply line 100 move above the hairpin portion. It is further prevented from falling from the power supply line 100 and flowing into the terminal block 90.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the terminal block 90 is covered by the terminal block cover 95, and the drawing hole 75 of the main body 3 is blocked by the blocking piece 96 of the terminal block cover 95. Invasion of dust and water into the main body 3 is prevented.

  On the other hand, FIG. 14 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the remote control according to the present invention is attached to a toilet room or bathroom wall, and FIG. 15 is a perspective view for explaining a method of attaching the remote control shown in FIG. . In both figures, parts corresponding to those shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 are designated by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, in order to attach the remote controller 1 to the wall 201, the mounting procedure is substantially the same as that described above except that the embedded box 221 is used instead of the mounting plate 211 shown in FIGS. It is. The embedding box 221 of the fixture 220 is formed by opening the front surface of the rectangular shell, and the outer diameter of the front opening is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the mounting plate 211 described above. Adjuster bolts 215, 215, and 215 are attached to the screw holes of the convex portions provided at appropriate positions on both the upper and lower corners of the embedded box 221 facing the front opening. A window opening portion is provided on the ceiling surface and both side surfaces of the embedded box 221, and an appropriate window opening portion (a ceiling surface in this embodiment) is punched to open a window, and the power line 100 is provided there. One end of a cylindrical socket 223 through which is inserted is fitted. The other end of the socket 223 is provided with a return portion 224 that elastically contacts the periphery of the power supply line 100 and removes water droplets transmitted through the power supply line 100.

  The embedding box 221 is fixed to a stud 205 or the like disposed on the back side of the wall 201 by an L-shaped support 225. Then, after fixing the remote controller 1 in the same procedure as before, the gap between the back surface periphery of the main body 3 and the wall 201 is caulked with a caulking agent.

  Such a remote control 1 does not require power supply maintenance as before, and even if the remote control 1 is arranged in each of a plurality of cabins, the effort required for maintenance of the remote control 1 can be reduced as much as possible. At the same time, the design of the area where the remote controller 1 is arranged is improved. Even when the remote control 1 is attached to the wall 201 of the bathroom, the remote control 1 is not damaged by flying water, and intrusion of condensation, dust, or the like is prevented. Further, since the storage portion 77 is embedded in the wall 201, the thickness of the exposed portion of the remote control 1 to the outside of the wall is approximately 10 mm, which is less than half that of the conventional remote control not embedded in the wall, and the design is improved. Further, since the remote controller 1 and the wall 201 are caulked, the remote controller 1 can be prevented from being stolen.

It is a front view of the remote controller which concerns on this invention. It is a partially broken side view which shows the example of installation of the remote controller shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the remote controller shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the front cover shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the main body shown in FIG. It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-section of the 1st key top part of the remote control shown in FIG. It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-sectional view of the 3rd keytop part of the remote control shown in FIG. It is a fragmentary perspective view of the remote control shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial exploded perspective view of the main body shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a power supply board and a control board shown in FIG. 5. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of a format of the command transmitted from the remote control which concerns on this invention. It is side sectional drawing which shows the state which attached the remote control which concerns on this invention to the wall of the unit bus. It is a disassembled perspective view explaining the attachment method of the remote control shown in FIG. It is side sectional drawing which shows the state which attached the remote control which concerns on this invention to the wall of a toilet room or a bathroom. It is a disassembled perspective view explaining the attachment method of the remote control shown in FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote control 2 Front cover 3 Main body 16 Cover frame 17 1st key top 20 Cover main body 22 1st light transmission hole 30 Front case 32 2nd key top 33 Base part 35 Light transmissive case part 36 2nd light transmission hole 40 For control Substrate 41 Light emitting element for first signal 42 Light emitting element for second signal 43 First tact switch 44 Second tact switch 45 Light emitting element 60 Power supply substrate 70 Rear case 71 Front opening 91 Power cord

Claims (6)

Transmitting means for transmitting a start signal to a toilet device which has a function of cleaning a user and / or a toilet and which is activated by a given start signal, and control of transmission of the start signal by the transmitting means In a remote controller comprising a control means for performing and a switch for designating a function to be activated of the toilet device,
A power supply terminal for connecting an external AC power supply line; and a conversion means for converting an AC voltage applied to the power supply terminal into one or a plurality of DC voltages, wherein the transmission means and the control means output from the conversion means. A remote controller characterized by being driven by a direct current voltage. 2. The remote according to claim 1, wherein the conversion unit is mounted on a first substrate, the control unit is mounted on a second substrate, and the first substrate and the second substrate are stacked at an appropriate distance. controller. The remote controller according to claim 2, wherein the first substrate is disposed between two flame-retardant walls provided at an appropriate distance. A plurality of model codes determined for each type of the toilet device, and a storage means for storing a plurality of function codes defined for a plurality of functions;
When the switch is turned on, the control means reads the function code and each model code of the function designated by the switch from the storage means, and outputs a start signal including the read function code and the read one model code. The remote controller according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the remote controller transmits the activation signal including the read function code and the read other model code, to the transmitter. A housing for housing the transmitting means and the control means is provided, and the transmitting means includes a plurality of infrared light emitting elements, and infrared light emitting elements for emitting infrared light laterally and infrared light on both sides of the housing. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein infrared light emitting elements that emit light are respectively disposed. 6. The remote controller according to claim 5, wherein the transmission means further comprises an activation signal output terminal for connecting an external signal line for transmitting an activation signal.

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